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Dark, Gothic horror and alternative photography is about capturing the deathly stillness of a Gothic graveyard or capturing the magical presence of a once fantastic building still fighting to stand proud after centuries of ruin.
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Ghosts in Cemeteries
A lot of people ask me if I’ve seen any ghosts or had any spooky experiences in cemeteries whilst taking photographs. I’ve had a couple of odd experiences, but I’m very sceptical. Some time ago while visiting Manchester Road Cemetery in Warrington, I had a very strong feeling that I…
St James Cemetery at Night
St James Cemetery in Liverpool is reported to be haunted, but that doesn’t scare me visiting it at night, especially when it’s shrouded in fog. When creating this post, I found out that it’s not only haunted by ghosts, but it is also home to a vampire that is also…
Kensal Green Cemetery
On a visit to London to see an exhibition of some of the late Sir Simon Marsden‘s beautiful photography at Green and Stone, I had to take the opportunity to visit one of London’s greatest cemeteries. Before I begin with showing you my photographs, I want to take this opportunity…
Churches of Powys
Wales has always been a favourite place of mine to visit and this latest trip was to a little place called Whitton in Powys. Why there I hear you ask? Our weekend break this time was centered on an available cottage at short notice and at a good price. We…
A Sign-Seeker by Thomas Hardy
There are lots of Graveyard Poems that I’ve recently started reading and the first one I’m going to share is by Thomas Hardy and is titled A Sign-Seeker. Graveyard Poets In the 18th Century, a number of English poets wrote about their theories of mortality and described the graveyard in glorious detail,…
Lydiate Abbey Hauntings
As part of my Haunted Liverpool project, I’m so pleased to bring you these photographs of Lydiate Abbey that is reported to be haunted. Ghosts of Lydiate Abbey Legend has it that you can hear the cries of children and babies that were sacrificed on these grounds and that there…
Ghosts of Hardwick Old Hall
In 1587, Bess of Hardwick began building Hardwick Old Hall, which is a beautiful and haunting example of a grand house from the Tudor period. If you visit it today, you can still see excellent examples of plaster ornament upon the walls. Ghosts of Hardwick Old Hall I’ve done a little bit…
Whitby Abbey
If you’re a fan of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, you simply must visit Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire and see it in all of its splendour. Whitby itself is also an amazing place to visit as it’s full of atmosphere with quirky shops that do sell the most beautiful of treasures….
Rievaulx Abbey
What if anything, hides among the dark shadows? These images of Rievaulx Abbey where taken early morning and the views were simply stunning. It was once the most important Cistercian abbey in England and when I photographed it, it was surrounded by mist and I was fully inspired for taking some haunting Gothic…
Rudston Monolith
On my recent trip to North Yorkshire, I visited a church yard and found standing among the headstones a stunning, slender piece of rock standing at just under 8 meters tall and 2 meters wide. Mark told me that it’s known as the Devil’s Finger and my interest grew. Devil’s…